Head to head
PaySoft vs PaySpace
Both products assessed against the same checklist, with ratings drawn from 430 verified reviews.
- Rating gap
- 0.3
- Reviews behind this
- 430
- Priced on scope
- Quoted
- Features they share
- 7
Side by side
How they compare
Ratings computed from published reviews, and the specifications that change what a product costs to run. The washed column is the higher rated of the two.
| Compared on | PaySoft | Higher rated overall |
|---|---|---|
| What reviewers say | ||
| Overall rating | 4.0 | 4.3, higher |
| Ease of use | 4.0 | 4.2, higher |
| Value for money | 3.8 | 4.1, higher |
| Customer service | 3.8 | 4.1, higher |
| Functionality | 4.1 | 4.3, higher |
| Verified reviews | 143 | 287 |
| What it costs | ||
| Starting price | R22per month, from | Custom pricingquoted on request |
| VAT basis | Excl VAT | Excl VAT |
| Free trial | Yes | No |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Published plans | 1 | 1 |
| Vendor and support | ||
| Vendor | PaySoft | PaySpace by Deel |
| Founded | 1998 | 2004 |
| Support channels | Reseller network, Telephone, Email, On site training | Dedicated consultant, Telephone, Email, Knowledge base, Training academy |
| Integrations listed | 4 | 6 |
| Local bank feeds | 5 | 5 |
The local yardstick
South African compliance
Amber marks a gap rather than a feature. This is usually where the decision is actually made.
PaySoft
- EMP201
- EMP501
- IRP5 and IT3(a)
- e@syFile export
- UIF declarations
- SDL
- ETI
- COIDA return of earnings
- BCEA leave entitlements
- Bargaining council agreements
PaySpace
- EMP201
- EMP501
- IRP5 and IT3(a)
- e@syFile export
- UIF declarations
- SDL
- ETI
- COIDA return of earnings
- BCEA leave entitlements
- Bargaining council agreements
- POPIA operator agreement
- Data hosted in South Africa
What they cost
Pricing, compared properly
Check the VAT basis on each. Vendors are not consistent, and the difference is 15%.
PaySoft
Listed excluding VAT
- R22/mo
Per employeePopular
Quoted per employee per month through a reseller, excluding VAT. Rates step down significantly above two hundred employees.
PaySpace
Listed excluding VAT
- Quoted
Quoted
Quoted per employee per month on volume, plus a platform fee and an implementation project. Expect a scoping call rather than a price list.
Capability
The full feature matrix
Every feature either product offers, and whether the other one has it.
| Compared on | PaySoft | Higher rated overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 features across both products | ||
| ACB payment files | Included | Not included |
| Bargaining council submissions | Included | Included |
| Basic employee self service | Included | Not included |
| Clocking system import | Included | Not included |
| COIDA return of earnings | Included | Included |
| Custom report writer | Not included | Included |
| e@syFile export | Included | Included |
| EMP201 and EMP501 | Included | Included |
| Employee and manager self service | Not included | Included |
| ETI | Included | Included |
| IRP5 and IT3(a) | Included | Included |
| Learning management | Not included | Included |
| Leave and absence management | Not included | Included |
| Loan and advance tracking | Included | Not included |
| Multi company consolidation | Not included | Included |
| Multi country African payroll | Not included | Included |
| Open API | Not included | Included |
| Org chart and position management | Not included | Included |
| Performance management | Not included | Included |
| Piece rate calculation | Included | Not included |
| Recruitment and onboarding | Not included | Included |
| Shift differentials | Included | Not included |
| UIF and SDL | Included | Included |
| Weekly, fortnightly and monthly pay cycles | Included | Not included |
Our verdict
Which one you should buy
We name a winner. Listing differences and leaving the decision to the reader is not a verdict.
We have not written a full verdict for this pairing yet, so here is the position from the data.
PaySpace holds the higher rating at 4.3 against 4.0, from 287 reviews against 143. Reviewers rate it 4.2 for ease of use and 4.1 for value for money, against 4.0 and 3.8.
Read the compliance comparison below before deciding on the rating alone. A product that scores well overall can still be missing the one statutory output your business cannot do without.
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